Curtain-retaining device



H. RODSTEIN ET AL CURTAIN RETAINING DEVICE Filed ka 16, 1930 A TTORNEY i 35 being shown in its effective Patented Dec. 9, 1930 N T A nanny nons'rnm ANnisInonE A res j meet HANSON, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK CURTAIN-RETAININGDEVICE Application filed May 16,

. This invention relates, to door oi'owindow casingattachment holders for retaining curtains, draperies and the like, hanglngln the openings of said "casings drawn as de or parted. f y v Among'the objects of theinvention is to generally improve devices of the character described comprising few andsiinple parts, which shall be readilyassembled to form a l0 rugged yet neat appearingstructure, which shall be easy to attach to buildi.ngstructures by persons mechanically unskilled, which .shall be simple, to operate, cheap to nanufacture, and practicaland ,eificient to a high degree in use.

@Other objects 0 part be obvious pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the constructions hereine after described and of the scope of applicationwill be indicated in the following claims; In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown various possible illustrative embodimentsof this invention.

Fig.1 is a fragmentary perspective vieW showing a window casing and curtain retained in drawn aside position by a holder embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of theimproved curtain holder shown with the arm, retained in its ineffective position, said arnr position in dot f this invention will in and in part heremafter and dash lines. 7

3 is a cross-sectional lines in Fig. '2.

Figs. 4 and 5 are fragmentary front and side elevational views of a modified construetion of the improved curtain holder.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to a cut taken on lines 66 in Fig. 4, and

Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing still another modified construction of improved curtain holder.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 denotes a holder embodyingthe invention for retaining a curtain G drawn aside from an opening 0 of a window casing W, said holder view taken on Fig. 1'.

" end 12a abuts.

1 holes 11d being; facilitate theapp be apparent.

1930. eel-m1 No. 452,824.

10 being attached in any suitable manner to an upright portion of the casing W at a convenient and desirable level, as shown in Theholder 10 may be made of sheet metal stampings and is seen to comprise a backing plate 11, and an arm 12 swingably mounted thereon. The plate 11, has upstanding from a mid-portion, -a boss 11a which forms a bearing against which said armf12 'is 1nou11ted adjacent one end 12a thereof; A; rivet 13 on-jwhich said arm ispivoted,s'ecures'the latter tothe boss 'lla. For limiting the swinging the arm; 12 and-for retaining the latter rigidly in its effective horizontally eX- tendi-ng position,.shown in" Fig. 1, an edge portion 11b of'the plate 11 is bent to ofi'stand therefrom in thepath ofmovementof said arm to serve as a stop against which the arm- 7 Spaced fromv said stop 11?) andiboss 1 M, a protuberance. 11a is provided on said plate 11 adapted .to frictionally contact witharm end 12a forgreleasablyretaining the arm 12 in its ineffective vertically extending position, shown in full lines in Fig. 2.

The plate 11 may also be provided with spaced holes 11d for receiving suitable fasteners suchas nails (not-shown), said preferably positioned to lication of the fasteners for attaching, of the device 10 to the cas- I; The application of the invention will. now

, The plate '11. and arm 12 are assembledas shown in Figs. 2 and 8. and the device '10 isinstalled on thewindow; casing W as shown in Fig. 1. When. the device 10 is not inuse, the arm .12 is-swu ng into the verti cal. position shown in F 2 with the arm end 12a engagingthe protuberance for frictionally retaining same. To make the device effective, the arm 12 is swungdown into its horizontally extending position and the cur tain C is drawn aside and retained thereby as shown in. Fig. 1.. The free end 12b of the placed'from the arm 12. mg

In Figs. 4, 5 and 6, a modified construction of the invent on is shown. Here the curtain holder 110 has an eyelet rivet 113 in place the lower end of the edge portion 111B serving as the stop.

Instead of using an individual eyelet rivet 113 shown in Figs. i, 5 and6, if desired, the saidrivet may be made integral with the base 111a as shown, at 213 in Fig. 7.

The curtain holders shown in Figs. 1 to 7, inclus ve, operate in the same manner as device described above.

It will thus be seen that tllQlQlSPlOVldGCl devicesin which theseveral ob ectsof this iiivention areachieved and which is well adapted to nieet the'conditions of practical use.

As. various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might. be made in the embodiment above set forth, itis to be understood that all ;matter herein set forth or shown intlie accompanying drawing s to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 7 Patent:

.1. A device of the character described comprising a base plate, and arm having one end pivotally securedtosaid plate,and a plurality of members projecting from said plate, one of said members extending from one side of the plate in the path of movement of said end for limiting the swinging of the arm, the other member extending from the other side of said plate formed with a piercing prong to serve as an attachment means.

said boss in the path of movement of said end for limiting the swinging of the arm in one direction, a frictional abutment extending from said plate spaced from said boss and stop for releasably retaining the arm to extend in another direction, and a piercin prong extending from the other side of sai plate. r

5'. A device of the character described comprising a backing plate, a boss upstanding from a mild-portion of one side of said plate forming a bearing, an arm, an eyelet rivet extending from said boss pivotally securing said arm thereto adjacent one end thereof,-

means adjacent said rivet for vfrictionally engaging said arm to retain thelatter in an inoperative position on said plate, means for engaging said arm end for rigidly retaining the arm in an eifective'position, andfmeans proj ecting from the other side of said plate for attaching the device to a support. 1 6. A devicejof the character described comprising a backing 'platepa/ boss upstanding from a mid-portion of said plate forming a bearing, an arm having one endpivotally seicured against sa d boss, a projecting stop extending from the plate adjacent said boss in the path of movement of said arm for engaging'the extremity *of said end to limit the swinging movementof thearm in one direction, and a single frictional abutment extending fromsaid plate spaced from said boss and stop forengaging the extremity of said end to releasably retain the arm extending in another direction. V a

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

HARRY ROD STEIN; V ISIDORE HANSON.

2. A device of the character described f "plate for pivotally securing thereto said arm adjacent one end thereof, means adjaceiit said rivet for frictionally -engag-. ing said arm to ratain the latter n anin-' operative position, means for engaging said arm end forrigidlyretaining the'arm'i'n an effective position, and means pro ecting from deviceto a support.

comprising a base plate, anarm,an eye--' let rivet extending from one side of said 'the other side of said plate for attaching the I 3. The device setforth claim 2 in which A? if said rivet, frictional engagement and retaining'means form integral parts of said base plate.

4. A device of the character described comprising a backing plate, a boss upstanding from a mid-portion of saidplate forming a bearing, anarnihaving one end pivotally secured against said boss,'a pro ecting stop extending from one side of said plate adjacent 

